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Paris flooding: Record rainfall hits French capital
Paris flooding: Record rainfall hits French capital
3 hours ago
A two-hour storm unleashed 54mm (2.1in) of rain on Sunday night in Paris, the equivalent of 27 days of rainfall.
Weather services say 49.2mm fell in one hour, the French capital's heaviest July deluge on record.
Flooding closed 20 metro stations and three were still shut as commuters made their way to work on Monday morning.
Parts of Switzerland were hit by violent winds and hail storms that also caused flooding at the weekend.
3 hours ago
A two-hour storm unleashed 54mm (2.1in) of rain on Sunday night in Paris, the equivalent of 27 days of rainfall.
Weather services say 49.2mm fell in one hour, the French capital's heaviest July deluge on record.
Flooding closed 20 metro stations and three were still shut as commuters made their way to work on Monday morning.
Parts of Switzerland were hit by violent winds and hail storms that also caused flooding at the weekend.
Hat tip: https://twitter.com/mattsteinglass/
Paris got record 49mm of rain in 1 hour last night. Tropical monsoon, in northern Europe. The real threat.
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Paris: 49 millimètres de pluie en une heure, le record battu dimanche soir
MIS À JOUR LE 10/07/17 À 10H48
Retweeted by Météo-France: https://twitter.com/meteofrance
Record de pluie en une heure à Paris hier soir http://u.afp.com/487F #AFP
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